EX-99.(D)(1)(V) 2 d136877dex99d1v.htm FOURTH AMENDMENT Fourth Amendment

FOURTH AMENDMENT

TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

This FOURTH amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement is made as of the March 8, 2021 by and between AQR Funds (“Trust”), on behalf of each Fund listed on Exhibit A, and AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into a Third Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement dated and effective as of January 29, 2017, as amended (the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement in order to amend advisory fee terms with respect to the AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund and remove certain series of the Trust that have been merged into other series of the Trust.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and adequate consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Trust and AQR agree as follows:

 

1.

AMENDMENT OF EXHIBIT A. Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

2.

Except as modified hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

AQR FUNDS     AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:   /s/ John Hadermayer     By:   /s/ Nicole DonVito
Name:   John Hadermayer     Name:   Nicole DonVito
Title:   Secretary     Title:   Managing Director, Head of Registered Products


EXHIBIT A

(Amended as of March 8, 2021)

 

Name of Series    Commencement Date   

Advisory Fee

Each fee will be based on the average daily net assets of the Fund managed by the Adviser, and calculated as described in Section 7 of the Agreement.

AQR Multi-Asset Fund    June 10, 2010    0.60%
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund    October 1, 2010    1.00%
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund    July 16, 2013    1.10%
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund    July 16, 2013    1.45%
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund    October 30, 2013    1.35%
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund    January 5, 2010    1.05%
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund    November 5, 2012    0.60%
AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund    July 9, 2012    0.80%
AQR Global Macro Fund    April 8, 2014    1.00%
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund    September 17, 2014    1.10%
AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund    July 9, 2009 (Class
L); December 17,
2012 (Class N)
   0.25%
AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund    July 9, 2009 (Class
L); December 17,
2012 (Class N)
   0.45%


AQR International Momentum Style Fund    July 9, 2009 (Class
L); December 17,
2012 (Class N)
   0.40%
AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund    January 27, 2012 (Class L),
December 17, 2012
(Class N)
   0.45%
AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund    January 27, 2012
(Class L), December
17, 2012 (Class N)
   0.40%
AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund    July 9, 2012    0.25%
AQR International Defensive Style Fund    July 9, 2012    0.40%
AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund    March 26, 2013    0.25%
AQR Small Cap Multi Style Fund    March 26, 2013    0.45%
AQR International Multi-Style Fund    March 26, 2013    0.40%
AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund    February 12, 2015    0.50%
AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund    February 12, 2015    0.55%
AQR Global Equity Fund    December 31, 2009    0.60%
AQR International Equity Fund    August 28, 2009    0.65%